Travel back 100 to 150 million years in time to learn about the lives and deaths of dinosaurs through their ancient environments, tracks and fossils!
This audio tour is narrated by Dinosaur Ridge staff Jeff Lamontagne and Alyce Olson, and volunteer Don Cadwallader. It and provides detailed interpretation of the paleontological, geological, and ecological sites as you walk or bike along the 1.1 mile Dinosaur Ridge paved trail.
Note: Please pick up a more accurate site map from our Main Visitor Center before your walk. Look for interpretive sign titles that match the audio tour stops for orientation.
After purchasing your tour, click the Download button at the bottom of the page to fully download it to your device while connected to wifi (service along the trail can be spotty).
Any issues with the audio tour? Please reach out! Let us know at the Main Visitor Center (303-687-3466) or email us at info@dinoridge.org.
We recommend that each member in your party download the tour to their own device for a more individual self-paced tour experience. Be prepared to walk 2.2 miles round-trip on a sun-exposed paved road with an uphill climb for half of your journey. Water, snacks and bathroom facilities are located at our Main Visitor Center. Dogs are not recommended on this hot paved surface in the summer months.
East Side Stops:
1. East Cretaceous Gate
2. Colorado Below the Sea
3. Crocodile Creek
4. Dinosaur Courtship Arena
5. Ripple Marks
6. Main Tracksite Parts 1
7. Main Tracksite Part 2
Hilltop East, Roadcut, West:
8. East Geology Overlook
9. Concretion of Sand and Iron
10. The Volcanic Ashbed
11. Front Range Overlook
West Side Stops:
12. Walking the Western Side
13. Bulges
14. Morrison Bone Bed Part 1
15. Morrison Bone Bed Part 2
16. West Jurassic Gate
For more information about Dinosaur Ridge please visit our website at https://dinoridge.org/
We welcome your feedback on your experience at https://dinoridge.org/feedback/